Wildland Fire in Great Basin National Park

[ski3pin]

The Strawberry Fire was ignited by lightning on August 8th. A young USFS hotshot firefighter was killed on Saturday August 13th. All USDA facilities will fly their flags at half staff through August 22th.

More information is posted on inciweb -

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4947/

newspapers report the fire in the northern portion of the Park at 90% contained.

 

[Stalking Light]

That's very sad, I was there Tuesday and noticed the flags. Parts of the park, including the scenic drive, were closed while I was there and I could see the smoke from the highway but nothing noticeable at the campsite.

 

[craig333]

Very sad. The name jumped out at me. I worked with a Beebe when I was with CDF. Looking at the obit though she was probably not related.

 

[ski3pin]

Here is a link to more detailed information about the fire -

Desert Survivor

 

[craig333]

Pretty cool. I was wondering about the date of the (other) fire when I hiked up to the arch. I could have mistaken their dog pics for mine.